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Evening Standard Crossword May 23 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 23 2024 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 126 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Parrot typeMACAW5Across1 Accepted with thanks by a boyTAKEN5Across1 LeadingAHEAD5Across2 Actors are remarkably deaf to itASIDE5Across6 AmusingDROLL5Across6 NearCLOSE5Across7 EarlierPRIOR5Across8 Spanish drinkSANGRIA7Across9 Information on a not very high hillLOWDOWN7Across9 CandleTAPER5Across10 AccumulateAMASS5Across10 Piercing wit from a private eye?SHAFT5Across10 IndicationsSIGNS5Across11 A writer's tip for something good in dietFIBRE5Across11 Backless seatSTOOL5Across12 What the toast may do when dad gets out of bedPOPUP5Across12 SomeANY3Across12 ThrobPULSATE7Across13 Unimaginative professionals with a piece of musicPROSAIC7Across13 MonthAPRIL5Across13 Bad reason for being in the bin?SIN3Across15 PurifiedREFINED7Across15 FishEEL3Across15 Is he determined to get a goal at rugby?SETH4Across17 CarrierBEARER6Across17 CupidEROS4Across17 Disturbed when asleep, appeals for a share of the bedPLEASE6Across18 HumansPEOPLE6Across18 ForefrontVAN3Across19 Depend on soft-hearted responseREPLY5Across19 AbdomenBELLY5Across19 Looked to give shelter to a revolutionaryLEERED6Across20 IntelligentCLEVER6Across20 ExpungedDELETED7Across20 It's strong and seemingly effortlessFORT4Across22 Land measureACRE4Across22 SideTEAM4Across23 Mother's run? Not entirelyMAR3Across24 That womanHER3Across24 GenuineREAL4Across25 StifleSMOTHER7Across25 Times when half the team appear in '28 Across'MINUTES7Across25 Open the door to the French elementLETIN5Across26 PlunderedRAVAGED7Across26 SummariseSUMUP5Across26 Distinctive characterETHOS5Across27 A stony mugSTEIN5Across27 A takeaway lineMINUS5Across28 EssentialVITAL5Across28 A show worth listening to?MUSICAL7Across29 PlumeFEATHER7Across29 When half of it gets mature, this can be eatenTRIPE5Across30 Assumed nameALIAS5Across30 RodentRAT3Across30 BeliefTENET5Across31 RefusedDENIED6Across31 Bad ones don't get paidDEBTS5Across31 RefereeARBITER7Across34 IncorrectFALSE5Across37 HastenRUN3Across38 MaterialDENIM5Across39 StratumLAYER5Across40 LawfulLEGAL5Across41 WeptCRIED5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
InclinationSLOPE5Down1 Protective suitARMOUR6Down2 MovingASTIR5Down2 On terra firma, one can still be all at sea!ASHORE6Down2 The Spanish angle is possibly mischievousELFISH6Down3 CuredHEALED6Down3 EvaluateASSESS6Down3 AssertAVER4Down4 It quite alters one's meaningNOT3Down4 Used to beWAS3Down4 CoachTRAINER7Down5 Simply to meet the caseADHOC5Down5 GemstoneAGATE5Down5 LobbyFOYER5Down6 Terribly full in a way, perhapsAWFULLY7Down6 Disregard ordersDISOBEY7Down6 Second dram - a bargainSNIP4Down7 Complain bitterlyRAIL4Down7 On turning red, there's some risk it'll kill insectsDERRIS6Down8 Beam over a doorLINTEL6Down8 TavernINN3Down9 WorshippedREVERED7Down11 Longed to fix the editor!PINED5Down12 GuideSTEER5Down12 DiminishABATE5Down13 RoostPERCH5Down13 When psalms wave or lamps flicker, the effect's poeticPSALM5Down13 RadiolocationRADAR5Down14 Mother's alternative choiceOTHER5Down14 Defeated competitorLOSER5Down14 Something afoot when a drunkard embraces a sailorSABOT5Down15 EraEPOCH5Down15 ObeseFAT3Down16 Leprosy victimLEPER5Down16 News about a tight finish for expert swimmersNEWTS5Down16 ToldRELATED7Down18 ChubbyPLUMP5Down18 It's clear that the party leader had been lyingPLAIN5Down18 Even in regret, the tax people still collect itREVENUE7Down19 ConfusesBEMUSES7Down19 Parade timeEASTER6Down21 Edible seedLENTIL6Down21 DemonDEVIL5Down21 DressATTIRE6Down22 To blend it into the fuel mixture is uselessFUTILE6Down22 EvadeELUDE5Down22 DiscountREBATE6Down23 The outcome from Ulster?RESULT6Down23 SailorMARINER7Down24 A setSUITE5Down25 Drop a noteMINIM5Down25 Pound the little devil for being slack!LIMP4Down26 CouchSOFA4Down26 CaskVAT3Down27 Crazy part in that Mozart movieMAD3Down28 Animal doctorVET3Down28 CorruptDEFILE6Down28 RangeARRAY5Down29 TitledNAMED5Down32 CompositionESSAY5Down33 PurchaseBUY3Down35 BackREAR4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.